OVERBEARS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

overbears

verb

present tense third-person singular of overbear

as in masters

to achieve a victory over that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness

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The industry is in the middle of a transition from copper interconnects to optical solutions, and the company that masters low-latency, high-bandwidth data movement holds a structural advantage.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Definition of masters

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In any case, a few days delay beats a significant issue in flight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
For the last several weeks there have been a litany of reports about how Netflix is approaching the future or trying to chase down YouTube, which still beats Netflix in terms of the amount of hours people spend on the platform.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Definition of beats

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Pino is seen as a player who takes risks to progress play up the pitch, offering a slightly different profile to the rest of the squad.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
His moviegoing sensibility that any casting that takes him far away from the film’s narrative is a negative goes into the red zone with Page, who reunites with Nolan after Inception.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

Definition of takes

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In the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran, there's a natural history museum associated with local Ferdowsi University that gets all manner of donations, including animals that died in the road and injured birds.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
January 20 – February 18 Fun gets easier when the money boundary is not pretending to be flexible.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of gets

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Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård).

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

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